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| author | Edward Cree <ecree.xilinx@gmail.com> | 2022-09-05 16:55:57 +0300 |
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| committer | Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org> | 2022-09-21 17:31:38 +0300 |
| commit | 6fb4825e492b07ba6e450e5c9add3a35aa337f54 (patch) | |
| tree | bb25f7c7d209d2ec4255ec5674eb6f3f38f61ba6 /Documentation/networking/switchdev.rst | |
| parent | 01bf246a20c7664ae41cdbefd0314d0fb67d63e9 (diff) | |
| download | linux-6fb4825e492b07ba6e450e5c9add3a35aa337f54.tar.xz | |
docs: net: add an explanation of VF (and other) Representors
There's no clear explanation of what VF Representors are for, their
semantics, etc., outside of vendor docs and random conference slides.
Add a document explaining Representors and defining what drivers that
implement them are expected to do.
Signed-off-by: Edward Cree <ecree.xilinx@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Bagas Sanjaya <bagasdotme@gmail.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20220905135557.39233-1-ecree@xilinx.com
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
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diff --git a/Documentation/networking/switchdev.rst b/Documentation/networking/switchdev.rst index bbf272e9d607..758f1dae3fce 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/switchdev.rst +++ b/Documentation/networking/switchdev.rst @@ -1,5 +1,6 @@ .. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 .. include:: <isonum.txt> +.. _switchdev: =============================================== Ethernet switch device driver model (switchdev) |